NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon The voiceqowl (kole) from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound of him that crieth qara' (kaw-raw') to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) in the wilderness midbar (mid-bawr') a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness. Prepare panah (paw-naw') to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc. ye the way derek (deh'-rek) a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb of the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. make straight yashar (yaw-shar') to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous in the desert `arabah (ar-aw-baw') a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea -- Arabah, champaign, desert, evening, heaven, plain, wilderness. a highway mcillah (mes-il-law') a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase -- causeway, course, highway, path, terrace. for our God 'elohiym (el-o-heem') angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible A voice is calling, "Clear the way for the LORD in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God. King James Bible The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Holman Christian Standard Bible A voice of one crying out: Prepare the way of the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert. International Standard Version A voice cries out: 'In the wilderness prepare the way for the LORD; and in the desert a straight highway for our God.' NET Bible A voice cries out, "In the wilderness clear a way for the LORD; construct in the desert a road for our God. GOD'S WORD® Translation A voice cries out in the desert: "Clear a way for the LORD. Make a straight highway in the wilderness for our God. King James 2000 Bible The voice of him that cries in the wilderness, Prepare you the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Links Isaiah 40:3Isaiah 40:3 NIV Isaiah 40:3 NLT Isaiah 40:3 ESV Isaiah 40:3 NASB Isaiah 40:3 KJV |
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